Efrath S., Viola Teacher, Queens
(718) 608-6080
About Me:
I have been teaching for over ten years and am known for giving a personal approach to each student. We are all different and have different musical goals. My goal is to help you learn the tools to get where YOU want to be in music, and I'd love to help anyone see all the magic this world of music has to offer you! I am a crossover artist who has played in top classical orchestra festivals and has also worked with well-known jazz artists and even hip-hop artists such as Ja Rule, and pop artists like Olivia Newton John!
Styles:
Classical, Opera, Musical Theatre, Jazz, Rock, Rockabilly, Blues, Gospel, Bluegrass, Country, Pop, R&B, Hip Hop, Funk, Heavy Metal, Fusion, Klezmer, Folk, Celtic, Latin
Subjects:
Harmony, Theory, Ear Training, Songwriting, Arranging, Orchestration, Jazz Music History, Classical Music History, Rock Music History
Ages:
Elementary School, Pre-teen, Teenage, Adult
Availability:
I live in the Bronx right near the Triboro bridge... which puts me in Queens on the Grand Central... Anywhere between there and the split with the Van Wyck or near the LIE... I currently have students in Forest hills, Astoria, and a few more Queens neighborhoods.
To inquire about Viola lessons with Efrath , please fill out the Inquiry Form on this page, or call us at (718) 608-6080.
Efrath also teaches violin up to a professional level and voice up to an intermediate level.
Experience:
- Recorded recently for hip hop giants Ja Rule. Also recorded for Ashanti!
- WOMEN IN JAZZ CONCERT at the Harlem Grill on Dec. 20, 2006. Playing with some of the top NY women in jazz!
- Olivia Newton John concert master in Northeast U.S.
- Recorded for THE MILLINER soundtrack. Appearing at 13th street theatres NY, NY from Nov. 1st to Dec. 17th.
- Recorded for Bobbie Eakes. Cd SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL. Soap actress (bold and the beautiful. Currently on One Life to Live on ABC)
- Currently preparing to work on projects with Spike Wilner (Planet Jazz, NYC), and a few other big jazz cats!
Education:
- Masters in Music (MM), University of Tennessee, Knoxville [2007]
- Concentrations in Music & Business (BS), Indiana University, Bloomington [2000]
Studied With:
- Joe Magnarelli [2006]
- Mark Zelmanovich [1993 - 2003]
- Patty Coker [2001 - 2002]
- Henryk Kowalski [1995 - 1997]
- Yuval Yaron [1994 - 1995]
Awards:
- Full scholarship recipient - Mancini Institute [2003]
- Full scholarship - University Of Tennessee, Music School [2001]
- Full scholarship - Shira Festival, Jerusalem [1997]
- Music Performance Scholar - Indiana University [1994]
- Scholarship - Chautauqua Music Festival [1993]
Discography:
- Phase 9 - "For The Sleepless" [2005]
- Bobbie Eakes - "Something Beautiful" [2005]
- Elliot Lyman - "Elliot Lyman" [2004]
- Tennessee Schmaltz - "See Tennessee Schmaltz" [2002]
Viola lesson Gift Certificates are available in Queens in groups of 4, 6, 8, 12 or 16.
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The casual observer may mistake the viola for the violin because of their similarity in size, closeness in pitch range (the viola is a perfect fifth below the violin), and identical playing position. However, the viola's timbre sets it apart: its rich, dark-toned sonority is more full-bodied than the violin's.